assassination at asculum and other theatre assassinations
via David Derrick's Toynbee Convector:
An evening in 91 BC.
The theatre at Asculum, what is now Ascoli Piceno, in the Marche. Roman citizens and the confederate inhabitants of the town gather for a performance.

I thought it seemed familiar. When I was studying this period for my Ancient History 'A' Level, back in the mid-1970s, the teacher gave me some Cavafy poems to read and this was one of them, but I don't think it was in the translation on your site.
Posted by: bingley | March 18, 2008 at 00:53
is not C's name. He calls it Alexandrian Kings.
Posted by: David Derrick | March 17, 2008 at 06:40
The Toynbee Convector has also been supplying us recently with some translations of relevant poems by Cavafy:
The Ides of March,
Kaisarion,
and In Alexandria, 31 BC, plus of course, some time ago now, the ever-popular Waiting for the Barbarians.
Posted by: bingley | March 15, 2008 at 09:50